We are invited, at least a moment, to enter a first century experience and a series of prayers to contextualize pain and suffering—while bringing us into the presence of God.

May the imagination of poets guide not only our imagination; but our ability to welcome more people, places, and things as spiritual gifts to be cared for.

Grant us such strength and protection as may support us in all dangers, and carry us through

Yes, let’s have more dancing! More loving! More invitations to meals. More mercy…

Also, let’s be sure to offer this way of love, as an alternative to life without God…

If you listen closely Dave Chappelle sounds less like a stand-up comedian and more like a person of faith.

Jesus went out to the place called, the place of a skull, which in Hebrew is, Golgotha

Have a party. Invite everyone you know who loves and supports you. Keep room for those who have no place else to go…help the next person find their way through the dark.

When Pilate heard the charges against Jesus he sat down on the judgement seat at a place called the pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha.

There is no shortage of sadness or goodness in the world. May your feet help you move toward justice.

The Devotion known as The Way of the Cross, or Stations of the Cross, is an adaption to local usage of a custom widely observed by pilgrims to Jerusalem: the offering of prayer at a series of place that the city traditionally associated with the Lord’s passion and death.